PHOTOS: Rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph

PHOTOS: Rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday, August 17, 2019.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, wipes his eye during a heartfelt speech Saturday.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Royal Canadian Air Force's CH 147 Chinook and CH 146 Griffon did a fly-by during the ceremony.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, and Governor General Julie Payette take a tour through the Afghanistan Memorial Hall.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Forces paid tribute to Canada's fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters Carling campus on Saturday.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

Governor General Julie Payette addressed the guests during the ceremony.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, after a heartfelt speech Saturday.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday, August 17, 2019.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday, August 17, 2019.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday, August 17, 2019.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

Governor General Julie Payette.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, during a heartfelt speech, Saturday.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday August 17, 2019. Theresa Charbonneau, mother of the late Cpl Andrew Paul Grenon.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

Theresa Charbonneau, mother of the late Cpl Andrew Paul Grenon at the rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence HeadquartersAshley Fraser/Postmedia

Theresa Charbonneau, mother of the late Cpl Andrew Paul Grenon, wears his photo around her neck so he is always close to her heart.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday, August 17, 2019. General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, and Governor General Julie Payette take a tour through the Afghanistan Memorial Hall.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday August 17, 2019. Governor General Julie Payette takes a tour through the Afghanistan Memorial Hal.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

General Jonathan Vance, Chief of Defence Staff, and Governor General Julie Payette take a tour through the Afghanistan Memorial Hall.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

The Canadian Armed Forces paid tribute to Canada's Fallen in Afghanistan during a rededication ceremony of the Kandahar Cenotaph in the Afghanistan Memorial Hall at the National Defence Headquarters, Saturday, August 17, 2019.Ashley Fraser/Postmedia

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